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This zoning assign additional and enhanced development rights to properties that fall within certain areas in these overlay zonings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional use rights for Residential Zoning include &#8220;affordable rental units&#8221;, supplementary dwelling units and place of instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-affordable-rental-unit\">Affordable rental unit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An &#8220;affordable rental unit&#8221; is a new additional use right to enable the development of small scale affordable rental accommodation in identified areas. The number of small-scale affordable rental units on a single property may not exceed eight units plus a dwelling house, or 12 units if there is no dwelling house on the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New additions under Section 135 allow the City to impound moveable property that is being used for illegal building or demolition work if an order to stop work is being disobeyed. 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